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Acts 15:14
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Acts 15:14
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14 Simeon has related how God first looked favorably on the gentiles, to take from among them a people for his name.
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Acts 15:14
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14 Simon[a] has described to us how God first intervened to choose a people for his name from the Gentiles.(A)
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- Acts 15:14 Greek Simeon, a variant of Simon; that is, Peter
2 Peter 1:1
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2 Peter 1:1
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Salutation
1 Simeon[a] Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ,
To those who have received a faith as equally honorable as ours through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:
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- 1.1 Other ancient authorities read Simon
2 Peter 1:1
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2 Peter 1:1
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1 Simon Peter, a servant(A) and apostle of Jesus Christ,(B)
To those who through the righteousness(C) of our God and Savior Jesus Christ(D) have received a faith as precious as ours:
Acts 15:7-9
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Acts 15:7-9
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7 After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “My brothers,[a] you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that I should be the one through whom the gentiles would hear the message of the good news and become believers.(A) 8 And God, who knows the human heart, testified to them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as he did to us,(B) 9 and in cleansing their hearts by faith he has made no distinction between them and us.(C)
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- 15.7 Gk Men, brothers
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Acts 15:7-9
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7 After much discussion, Peter got up and addressed them: “Brothers, you know that some time ago God made a choice among you that the Gentiles might hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.(A) 8 God, who knows the heart,(B) showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them,(C) just as he did to us. 9 He did not discriminate between us and them,(D) for he purified their hearts by faith.(E)
1 Peter 2:9-10
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1 Peter 2:9-10
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9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people,[a] in order that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.(A)
10 Once you were not a people,
but now you are God’s people;
once you had not received mercy,
but now you have received mercy.(B)
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- 2.9 Gk a people for his possession
1 Peter 2:9-10
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1 Peter 2:9-10
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9 But you are a chosen people,(A) a royal priesthood,(B) a holy nation,(C) God’s special possession,(D) that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.(E) 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God;(F) once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
Luke 2:31-32
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Luke 2:31-32
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31 which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,
32 a light for revelation to the gentiles
and for glory to your people Israel.”(A)
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Luke 2:31-32
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31 which you have prepared in the sight of all nations:
32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
and the glory of your people Israel.”(A)
Isaiah 43:21
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Isaiah 43:21
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21 the people whom I formed for myself
so that they might declare my praise.(A)
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Isaiah 43:21
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Romans 1:5
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Romans 1:5
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5 through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the gentiles for the sake of his name,(A)
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Romans 1:5
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5 Through him we received grace(A) and apostleship to call all the Gentiles(B) to the obedience that comes from[a] faith(C) for his name’s sake.
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- Romans 1:5 Or that is
Isaiah 55:11-13
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Isaiah 55:11-13
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11 so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;
it shall not return to me empty,
but it shall accomplish that which I purpose
and succeed in the thing for which I sent it.(A)
12 For you shall go out in joy
and be led back in peace;
the mountains and the hills before you
shall burst into song,
and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.(B)
13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress;
instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle,
and it shall be to the Lord for a memorial,
for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.(C)
Isaiah 55:11-13
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Isaiah 55:11-13
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11 so is my word(A) that goes out from my mouth:
It will not return to me empty,(B)
but will accomplish what I desire
and achieve the purpose(C) for which I sent it.
12 You will go out in joy(D)
and be led forth in peace;(E)
the mountains and hills
will burst into song(F) before you,
and all the trees(G) of the field
will clap their hands.(H)
13 Instead of the thornbush will grow the juniper,
and instead of briers(I) the myrtle(J) will grow.
This will be for the Lord’s renown,(K)
for an everlasting sign,
that will endure forever.”
Romans 11:36
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Romans 11:36
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36 For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever. Amen.(A)
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Romans 11:36
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Luke 1:78
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Luke 1:78
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Luke 1:78
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Luke 1:78
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78 because of the tender mercy of our God,
by which the rising sun(A) will come to us from heaven
Luke 1:68
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Luke 1:68
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68 “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
for he has looked favorably on[a] his people and redeemed them.(A)
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- 1.68 Or has visited
Luke 1:68
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Luke 1:68
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